The Directory
The people and places that make up the Minnesota music scene. Filter by category, style, instrument or region.
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Suggest a listingAdam Bohanan
Twin Cities musician and songwriter blending soul, jazz, funk and R&B.
Alex Rossi & the Root City Band
Minneapolis blues, soul and funk band led by singer-guitarist Alex Rossi since 1998.
Minneapolis
Bauhaus Brew Labs
Northeast Minneapolis brewery whose Liquid Zoo hosts live bands and dance parties.
Minneapolis
Black Market Brass
Minnesota brass-driven instrumental band.
Bunker's Music Bar & Grill
Warehouse District music bar with live funk, R&B and blues bands.
Minneapolis
Cameron Wright
R&B and soul singer raised in North Minneapolis.
Minneapolis
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
St. Paul zoo and conservatory hosting the free Groovin' In The Garden summer concert series.
Saint Paul
Excelsior Commons
Lakeside park in Excelsior that hosts the Concerts in the Commons summer series.
Excelsior
Gluek's
Downtown Minneapolis bar hosting the Only Every Monday series and late-night WE Collective jams.
Minneapolis
Gochujang
Eight-piece Duluth band playing jazz-influenced funk with a full horn section.
Duluth
Ice Climber
Minnesota rock collective mixing heavy and funky sounds.
Jumpsuit
Seven-piece Duluth funk band with co-lead vocalists, playing residencies and festivals around the Twin Ports.
Duluth
Kitchi Boogie
Pennington funk rock band with a groove-heavy, jam-funk sound.
Pennington
Lasalle
High-energy Minneapolis pop band with funk, R&B and 80s rock influences.
Minneapolis
Lee Clark Allen
Duluth keyboardist and bandleader blending soul, R&B, jazz, funk and hip-hop with live instrumentation.
Duluth
Levee Park
Riverfront park in downtown Hastings that hosts the free Thursday-night Music + Market concert series.
Hastings
Matcha Fever
Minneapolis band playing 80s city pop and funk.
Minneapolis
Mayo Park
Downtown Rochester park that hosts the free Sunday night Riverside Music Series.
Rochester
McNasty Brass Band
Modern brass band pitched as "Minneapolis, meet New Orleans," with saxes, trumpets, trombones, sousaphone and drums.
Mears Park
Lowertown park with free summer concerts and the Twin Cities Jazz Festival.
Saint Paul
Nur-D
Minnesota rapper and singer with a funk-leaning, joyful sound.
Obi Original & The Black Atlantics
Minneapolis collective led by Obi Original, fusing Afrobeat, rock, funk and highlife.
Minneapolis
Paisley Park
Prince's legendary home and studio complex, now a museum that hosts events.
Chanhassen
Pierpont & Helgeson
Minnesota funk and jazz instrumental duo on Secret Stash Records.
Purple Funk Metropolis
Seven-piece instrumental band blending soul, jazz, funk and high-energy grooves.
Rivers Edge Commons
Elk River riverside park that hosts the free Thursday Riverfront Concert Series.
Elk River
Roseville Central Park
Roseville park whose amphitheater hosts the free Live at the Rog! Performance Series.
Roseville
Saltydog
Funky, jammy Duluth band on the 2026 festival circuit.
Duluth
Static Panic
Minneapolis band making funky, synth-heavy pop.
Minneapolis
Tattletale
Northern Minnesota psychedelic jazz group drawing on Ethio-jazz and global funk.
The Gemstones
Duluth four-piece playing soul, R&B, funk and jazz, with all four members singing.
Duluth
The Rumors
Genre-blending 13-member Minnesota collective.
Up Yonder
Grand Marais bar, restaurant and music venue with indoor and outdoor stages that books touring and regional bands on weekends.
Grand Marais
Water Works Park
Minneapolis riverfront park that hosts free Saturday-evening Music in the Parks concerts each summer.
Minneapolis
Wolfe Park
St. Louis Park park that hosts the city's Wednesday Summer Concert Series.
St. Louis Park